Inaug.-Diss.--Mainz. / Vita. Bibliography: p. 542-552.

Würzburg, University, Diss., 2002.

Arbetet består av en närläsning av karaktären Kurt Hummel i tv-serien Glee med fokus på stereotyper för homosexuella män, och hur Kurt förhåller sig till dem stereotyperna. Studien är gjord utifrån ett queerteoretiskt perspektiv och visar att Kurt i viss mån framställs stereotypt i seriens tidigare avsnitt, men att han efter hand uppvisar ett djup och komplexitet som man inte ofta ser hos homosexuella karaktärer på tv.

Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of North Texas, 2008. / System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Accompanied by 4 recitals, recorded June 13, 2006, Feb. 12, 2007, Nov. 8, 2007, and Mar. 5, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-40).

Existen unas convenciones interpretativas que afectan de manera directa a los diferentes estilos musicales. La música de los distintos periodos o etapas en las que clasificamos la historia de la música generan una manera de escribir por parte del compositor que plantea numerosas dudas a la hora de una interpretación fiel al estilo de la obra. Se pueden observar distintas maneras de escribir que han ido evolucionando hasta llegar en la actualidad a un grado de concreción en cierto modo extenuante, que viene determinado por algunas tendencias que surgieron a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Las partituras de la primera mitad del siglo XVIII, barroco tardío, son en cierto modo imprecisas por la ausencia o carencia de indicaciones respecto a la dinámica o signos de expresión y articulación. Por otra parte, las partituras de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, clasicismo, contienen signos de articulación y dinámicas mucho más concretas, así como ciertos signos de expresión (rinforzando, crescendo, diminuendo, fortepiano, etc). Esto se puede observar fácilmente al comparar manuscritos de estas dos etapas tan distintas en cuanto a la interpretación musical. Si tomamos como modelos dos grandes de la historia de la música como J. S. Bach y W. A. Mozart, podemos comprobar que, pese a observar algunas diferencias significativas, se supone van dirigidas a músicos que no necesitan indicaciones para saber cómo se han de interpretar estas obras, cada una en su época y con su estilo. No obstante, la manera de articular o dar una cierta duración a los sonidos, por ejemplo a las corcheas delante de semicorcheas, o a las corcheas cuando van por grados conjuntos o por saltos que corresponden a intervalos mayores, suponen en la práctica musical unos aspectos que determinan el estilo. La tecnología actual permite medir la duración de todos estos sonidos a partir de registros sonoros y nos capacita para ofrecer una serie de criterios que determinen un estilo determinado. En esta investigación nos interesa de manera especial el estilo clásico aplicado a la trompeta, instrumento al que nos dedicamos de manera profesional desde hace más de 27 años. La interpretación de la trompeta en el clasicismo, tanto como parte de la orquesta como en la función de solista, recoge en gran medida el estilo interpretativo heredado del barroco. / There are interpretative conventions that directly affect the various musical styles. The various ages or periods whereby we classify the history of music influence the composer to write in a way that brings up many questions when we want to play a version according to the accurate style of the work. It is possible to observe various composing styles that have evolved up to a somehow extenuating degree of specification, which is determined by some trends that appeared during the second half of the 20th century. Scores of the first half of the 18th c. -late Baroque- are somehow imprecise due to the absence or lack of instructions regarding dynamics or articulation and expression. On the other hand, scores of the second half of the 18th c. -Classicism- include much more precise signs for articulation and dynamics, as well as some signs for expression (rinforzando, crescendo, diminuendo, fortepiano, etc.). This can easily be noticed when comparing manuscripts of these two periods that are so different in terms of music interpretation. If we take J. S. Bach and W. A. Mozart, who are two relevant figures in history of music, as models, we realize that they wrote for musicians that do not need directions to know how to play these works -each of them in their own period and style- despite some significant differences. Nevertheless, some aspects that determine the style in music performance are the tonguing fashion or the length given to particular sounds, such as quavers that are before semiquavers or quavers that evolve stepwise or by a greater leap. Current technologies allow us to measure the length of these sounds by using sound records and to offer a series of criteria to determine a particular style. The particular focus of this research is the Classical period applied to the trumpet, the instrument to which I have professionally devoted more than 27 years. Trumpet playing in the Classical era, both as an orchestral part and a soloist role, largely comprises the style inherited from Baroque. / Existeixen unes convencions interpretatives que afecten de manera directa als diferents estils musicals. La música dels diferents períodes o etapes en què classifiquem la història de la música generen una manera d¿escriure per part del compositor que planteja nombrosos dubtes a l¿hora d¿una interpretació fidel a l¿estil de l¿obra. Es poden observar diferents maneres d¿escriure que han anat evolucionant fins arribar en l¿actualitat a un grau de concreció en certa manera extenuant, que ve determinat per algunes tendències que van sorgir a partir de la segona mitat del segle XX. Les partitures de la primera mitat del segle XVIII, barroc tardà, són en certa manera imprecises per l¿absència o manca d¿indicacions respecte a la dinàmica o signes d¿expressió i articulació. D'altra banda, les partitures de la segona meitat del segle XVIII, classicisme, contenen signes d'articulació i dinàmiques molt més concretes, així com certs signes d'expressió (rinforzando, crescendo, diminuendo, fortepiano, etc). Això es pot observar fàcilment al comparar manuscrits d'estes dos etapes tan diferents pel que fa a la interpretació musical. Si prenem com a models dos grans de la història de la música com J. S. Bach i W. A. Mozart, podem comprovar que, malgrat observar algunes diferències significatives, se suposa que van dirigides a músics que no necessiten indicacions per a saber com s'han d'interpretar estes obres, cadascuna en la seua època i amb el seu estil. No obstant això, la manera d'articular o donar una certa duració als sons, per exemple a les corxeres davant de semicorxeres, o a les corxeres quan van per graus conjunts o per salts que corresponen a intervals majors, suposen en la pràctica musical uns aspectes que determinen l'estil. La tecnologia actual permet mesurar la durada de aquests estos sons a partir de registres sonors i ens capacita per a oferir una sèrie de criteris que determinen un estil determinat. En esta investigació ens interessa de manera especial l'estil clàssic aplicat a la trompeta, instrument al qual ens dediquem de manera professional des de fa més de 27 anys. La interpretació de la trompeta en el classicisme, tant com part de l'orquestra com en la funció de solista, recull en gran manera l'estil interpretatiu heretat del barroc. / García Sevilla, JA. (2018). Propuesta de una fórmula de interpretación para la práctica instrumental históricamente informada del repertorio clásico para trompeta. Aplicación performativa al Concierto para Trompeta y Orquesta en Mi Bemol Mayor de Franz Joseph Haydn [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/103685

Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (1791 – 1825) a une importance réelle dans l'histoire de la musique notamment pour avoir fondé le genre de l'impromptu, et sa musique, au style résolument visionnaire en plusieurs points, est de qualité. Elle peut de plus séduire le public d'aujourd'hui pourvu qu'on la joue bien. La présente thèse souhaite combler trois lacunes : un travail dans le domaine de la thèorie de l’interprétation, une édition critique commentée, et la réalisation d’un travail de recherche appliquée – l’enregistrement intégral sur un instrument approprié. Le texte propose la recherche sur l’interprétation de la musique ancienne aujourd’hui. Le premier chapitre présente la vie du compositeur et son développement artistique. Le deuxième chapitre est consacré à des questions plus générales d’interprétation, illustrées par la suite sur les œuvres de Voříšek. Les problèmes concrets d’interprétation sont vus plus en détail dans le troisième chapitre, où les œuvres de Voříšek sont examinées. La thèse est complétée par deux annexes pratiques. La première propose l‘esquisse des changements nécessaires dans l’édition moderne de la partie la moins traitée auparavant, les Rapsodies op. 1. La deuxième est un enregistrement sonore des œuvres de Voříšek, qui présente l’interprétation basée sur l’étude de sources musicales et de la pratique de l’époque, sur l’instrument proche du temps de la naissance des œuvres joués. / Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (1791-1825) has an indispensable role in the music history: being the creator of the genre impromptu, his visionary musical style has many qualities. His music has a great potential to speak to nowaday´s public, if well interpreted. This thesis wishes to fill three gaps in the existing treatment of the subject: the research in the field of the theory of interpretation, the comented critical edition and the work of the applied research – a complete recording on an instrument suitable to the repertoire. The text offers the results of the research and shows the possibilities of today´s interpretation of early music. First chapter treats composer´s life and artistic developpement, the second chapter orientates on general period interpretation and the third chapter analyses Voříšek´s solo piano music. Two practical annexes complete the thesis. One of them is the suggestion of changes in the existing edition, in order to fulfill the needs of the historically informed interpretation. The other one, the recording shows an interpretation based on a study of the musical sources and of the period practise, on an instrument close to the time of the genesis of the works performed. The aim was to apply the results of the theoretical research presented in the second and the third chapter of this thesis in the interpretation.

abstract: This study compares the Hummel Concertos in A Minor, Op. 85 and B Minor, Op. 89 and the Chopin Concertos in E Minor, Op. 11 and F Minor, Op. 21. On initial hearing of Hummel's rarely played concertos, one immediately detects similarities with Chopin's concerto style. Upon closer examination, one discovers a substantial number of interesting and significant parallels with Chopin's concertos, many of which are highlighted in this research project. Hummel belongs to a generation of composers who made a shift away from the Classical style, and Chopin, as an early Romantic, absorbed much from his immediate predecessors in establishing his highly unique style. I have chosen to focus on Chopin's concertos to demonstrate this association. The essay begins with a discussion of the historical background of Chopin's formative years as it pertains to the formation of his compositional style, Hummel's role and influence in the contemporary musical arena, as well as interactions between the two composers. It then provides the historical background of the aforementioned concertos leading to a comparative analysis, which includes structural, melodic, harmonic, and motivic parallels. With a better understanding of his stylistic influences, and of how Chopin assimilated them in the creation of his masterful works, the performer can adopt a more informed approach to the interpretation of these two concertos, which are among the most beloved masterpieces in piano literature. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2013

Johann Nepomuk Hummel was a noted Austrian composer and piano virtuoso who not only wrote substantially for the instrument, but also transcribed a series of important orchestral pieces. Among them are two transcriptions of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36- the first a version for piano solo and the second a work for piano quartet, with flute substituting for the traditional viola part. This study will examine Hummel’s treatment of the symphony in both transcriptions, looking at a variety of pianistic devices in the solo piano version and his particular instrumentation choices in the quartet version. Each of these transcriptions can serve a particular purpose for performers. The solo piano version is an obvious virtuoso vehicle, whereas the quartet version can be a refreshing program alternative in a piano quartet concert.

During the first half of the twentieth century the trumpet has gained its position as a solo instrument, even surpassing its esteemed position in the High Baroque Era. With the combined efforts of performers like Herbert L. Clark, Ernest S. Williams, and Joseph Arban, and the efforts of the French school of trumpet playing, notably those of Raymond Sabarich, the trumpet has risen from a mere accompanying instrument of the Classical Period and early Romantic Era to its present place as an expressive solo instrument. In this relatively new position the trumpeter is faced with one serious problem: that is one of limited literature. The trumpeter of today is almost compelled to perform either works of the Baroque Era or solos written within the last thirty years.

This study investigates the importance of Hummel as a transitional composer, pedagogue and pianist between the Classical and Romantic periods, his contribution to the development of piano technique, and his influence as a pedagogue on later generations. The bases of this study were his treatise A complete theoretical and practical course on the art of piano playing (Ausführliche theoretisch-practische Anweisung zum Pianoforte-Spiele) of 1828, his Préludes op. 67 of 1814/1815 and his 24 Grandes Études op. 125 of 1833. Hummel’s treatise is an important musicological document detailing keyboard performance practices of the 18th and early 19th century. He lived at a time when the present day piano was still evolving. The new instruments with their resulting new possibilities found expression in his 24 Grandes Études op. 125. Important sources consulted were the following:  The piano concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel by F.H. Mitchell (1957)  The music of J.N. Hummel: its derivations and development by R. Davis (1965)  Romantic Music: A history of musical style in the 19th century by L. Plantinga (1984)  The Kristeva Reader edited by Toril Moi (1986)  How did they play? How did they teach? by S. Soderlund (2006); and  Johann Nepomuk Hummel: a musician’s life and world by Mark Kroll (2007). Although Hummel was deeply rooted in the Classical style, his compositions displaying the hallmarks of the style galant, can be divided into two style periods. The first style period ending about 1811 shows harmonic simplicity, regularity of phrasing and elegant cantabile melody. His second period post-1811 saw the composition of works with bolder, more dissonant harmony resulting in greater chromaticism. After 1814 his piano compositions demand greater variety of tone colour, more expressive use of dynamics, rubato, and advanced technical facility of the performer. According to Mitchell (1957: 75, 76) Hummel’s art and ornamentation are related to the virtuoso technique expanded by the Viennese pianistic style of the early 19th century. Hummel developed the ornamental style further, culminating ultimately in the poetry of the tone-coloured fioritura of Chopin. One aim of the study was to reveal the individual contributions Hummel made to the changes taking place between the Classical and Romantic styles. Innovative aspects include new virtuoso technical demands that would find fruition in the études of Chopin an Liszt. His influence on Chopin was undeniable as one perceives the early distinguishing characteristics of Chopin’s style in many of the compositions of Hummel. Schumann and Liszt were familiar with the music of Hummel in their formative years and there is much evidence of Hummel’s style in their compositions. In Chapter 4 on intertextuality, Hummel’s influence on Chopin, Schumann and Liszt is examined, and in Chapter 5 his pedagogical principles as set out in his treatise are appraised. Chapter 6 is an investigation into the technical principles embodied in Hummel’s 24 Grandes Études op. 125 and their influence on the development of the Concert Étude. / Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Music / unrestricted